building fire alarm malfunction followed by breathing emergency, St Paul MN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 02:38 AM

Near Wilson Ave, St Paul, MN 55119

Fire crews responded to a building at near Wilson Avenue where a fire alarm was activated but no fire was found. The alarm system was reset but remained in trouble mode. Later, emergency responders were dispatched to the same location for a person having difficulty breathing.

Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

Yes, my one.

00:04

12.

00:07

The alarm is not reset, and staying in a trouble mode.

00:15

Happy, have the strobes deactivated?

00:21

Affirmative, strobes and the audible alarms are reset, but the building system is still staying in trouble mode.

00:33

At the engine 3, command, you think there's any need to walk additional floors or can we leave this in trouble? Engine 3 is still on 3.

00:46

We can just walk the rest to make sure.

00:50

Squad 1 does it indicate any additional zones?

01:02

Negative is just the third floor elevator lobby, smoke detector.

01:05

That is reset.

01:07

Building alarm is reset.

01:08

The overall system is still in trouble mode.

01:14

Engine 3, that was the only location indicated.

01:16

You guys can come on down.

01:19

I'll do a form before we can leave it in trouble.

01:23

This is we got me.

01:25

Thank you. Stick around for face-to-face.

01:29

Copy.

01:31

This is six-street command?

01:36

Sixth Street command, go ahead.

01:40

This was either an alarm malfunction or set off by smoking.

01:45

That device has been reset, system is still in trouble.

01:50

Chief tools complete a Form 4.

01:53

We'll be clearing shortly.

01:56

Thanks.

01:58

Dispatch copies.

02:00

Commands are right up.

02:05

Medic 7 and Ladder 24, 1905 Wilson Avenue, breathing problem Charlie, cross streets, Hazel Street North, and Luella Street North, Box 711A, on fireups 4, time 447, Medic 7 and Ladder 24,

02:22

1905 Wilson Avenue, breathing problem Charlie, cross streets, Hazel Street North, and Luella Street North.

02:30

Box 711A, on fireoffs for, time 447.

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